Girls and Women's Hockey

Women's & Girls' Hockey | Opportunities to Play or Get Involved

170,000 girls & women participating in hockey by 2030. The path forward is informed by more than 7,500 Canadian voices. Read the Rise as One blueprint.
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Women’s hockey has been played for more than 100 years, and has been growing exponentially since 1990, the year of the first IIHF Women’s World Championship. Today, it is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world. 

Hockey Canada has the information you need to succeed in all areas of the sport. Whether you are an aspiring player, coach, official, parent or association member, it’s time to lace up the skates, crack the books, strap on the pads and get into the great Canadian game! 

Players & Officials

  • Opportunities and learning the road to Team Canada
  • Starting out or building skill level
  • Learning the history of the sport

Coaches

  • Developing player strategies
  • Designing practice and year plans
  • Skills and drills

Parents

  • Understanding the women & girls game and its opportunities
  • Development recommendations
  • Contacts and organizations

Associations

  • Programs available
  • Hosting and promoting local events
  • Growing your women and girls game

Find all of this and more at hockeycanada.ca/femalehockey.

For more information, please contact Katie Greenway, Hockey Canada’s manager of women's and girls' hockey, at womengirlshockey@hockeycanada.ca.

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